I’ll try and minimize personal info in this post so that it’s harder to dox me. I am a cishet white man without any romantic experience who is interested in trying online dating. I know that resources about doing this exist, but I don’t know how to find them without getting PUA or other harmful advice mixed in.
What do I need to know/do/have before I try this?
Which apps should I use?
Are there guides that give relatively simple information on how to avoid harmful situations with online and not online dating?
Thanks for the advice 
remember that for a lot of people dating has replaced bullying as an arena in which they can treat other people like shit to try to make themselves feel better. so when it happens to you (ie when you get ghosted or stood up or whatever), it’s about them, not about you